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Space shuttle nonmetallic materials age life prediction
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Nathan, R. A. Mendenhall, G. D. Hassell, J. A. |
| Copyright Year | 1975 |
| Description | The chemiluminescence from samples of polybutadiene, Viton, Teflon, Silicone, PL 731 Adhesive, and SP 296 Boron-Epoxy composite was measured at temperatures from 25 to 150 C. Excellent correlations were obtained between chemiluminescence and temperature. These correlations serve to validate accelerated aging tests (at elevated temperatures) designed to predict service life at lower temperatures. In most cases, smooth or linear correlations were obtained between chemiluminescence and physical properties of purified polymer gums, including the tensile strength, viscosity, and loss tangent. The latter is a complex function of certain polymer properties. Data were obtained with far greater ease by the chemiluminescence technique than by the conventional methods of study. The chemiluminescence from the Teflon (Halon) samples was discovered to arise from trace amounts of impurities, which were undetectable by conventional, destructive analysis of the sample. |
| File Size | 5031612 |
| Page Count | 102 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19760011188 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7mp9t98f |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1975-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nonmetallic Materials Boron-epoxy Composites Space Shuttles Life Durability Predictions Materials Statistical Correlation Chemiluminescence Polybutadiene Viton Rubber Trademark Silicones Teflon Trademark Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |